diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/powerpc32/sysdep.h b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/powerpc32/sysdep.h
index bdbab8e41b..d493ec6222 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/powerpc32/sysdep.h
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/powerpc32/sysdep.h
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
    function call, with the exception of LR (which is needed for the
    "sc; bnslr+" sequence) and CR (where only CR0.SO is clobbered to signal
    an error return status).  */
-# define INTERNAL_VSYSCALL_CALL_TYPE(funcptr, err, nr, type, args...)	      \
+# define INTERNAL_VSYSCALL_CALL(funcptr, err, nr, args...)		      \
   ({									      \
     register void *r0  __asm__ ("r0");					      \
     register long int r3  __asm__ ("r3");				      \
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
     register long int r10 __asm__ ("r10");				      \
     register long int r11 __asm__ ("r11");				      \
     register long int r12 __asm__ ("r12");				      \
-    register type rval  __asm__ ("r3");					      \
+    register long int rval  __asm__ ("r3");				      \
     LOADARGS_##nr (funcptr, args);					      \
     __asm__ __volatile__						      \
       ("mtctr %0\n\t"							      \
@@ -70,9 +70,6 @@
     rval;								      \
   })
 
-#define INTERNAL_VSYSCALL_CALL(funcptr, err, nr, args...) \
-  INTERNAL_VSYSCALL_CALL_TYPE(funcptr, err, nr, long int, args)
-
 # undef INLINE_SYSCALL
 # define INLINE_SYSCALL(name, nr, args...)				\
   ({									\
@@ -133,20 +130,6 @@
 # undef INTERNAL_SYSCALL_ERRNO
 # define INTERNAL_SYSCALL_ERRNO(val, err)     (val)
 
-# define INTERNAL_VSYSCALL_NO_SYSCALL_FALLBACK(name, err, type, nr, args...)  \
-  ({									      \
-    type sc_ret = ENOSYS;						      \
-									      \
-    __typeof (__vdso_##name) vdsop = __vdso_##name;			      \
-    PTR_DEMANGLE (vdsop);						      \
-    if (vdsop != NULL)							      \
-      sc_ret = 								      \
-        INTERNAL_VSYSCALL_CALL_TYPE (vdsop, err, nr, type, ##args);	      \
-    else								      \
-      err = 1 << 28;							      \
-    sc_ret;								      \
-  })
-
 /* List of system calls which are supported as vsyscalls.  */
 # define HAVE_CLOCK_GETRES_VSYSCALL	1
 # define HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME_VSYSCALL	1
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/powerpc64/sysdep.h b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/powerpc64/sysdep.h
index 294517e3f3..454554061b 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/powerpc64/sysdep.h
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/powerpc64/sysdep.h
@@ -47,22 +47,6 @@
 
 #endif /* __ASSEMBLER__ */
 
-/* This version is for internal uses when there is no desire
-   to set errno */
-#define INTERNAL_VSYSCALL_NO_SYSCALL_FALLBACK(name, err, type, nr, args...)   \
-  ({									      \
-    type sc_ret = ENOSYS;						      \
-									      \
-    __typeof (__vdso_##name) vdsop = __vdso_##name;			      \
-    PTR_DEMANGLE (vdsop);						      \
-    if (vdsop != NULL)							      \
-      sc_ret =								      \
-        INTERNAL_VSYSCALL_CALL_TYPE (vdsop, err, type, nr, ##args);	      \
-    else								      \
-      err = 1 << 28;							      \
-    sc_ret;								      \
-  })
-
 /* List of system calls which are supported as vsyscalls.  */
 #define HAVE_CLOCK_GETRES_VSYSCALL	1
 #define HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME_VSYSCALL	1
@@ -74,7 +58,7 @@
    gave back in the non-error (CR0.SO cleared) case, otherwise (CR0.SO set)
    the negation of the return value in the kernel gets reverted.  */
 
-#define INTERNAL_VSYSCALL_CALL_TYPE(funcptr, err, type, nr, args...)    \
+#define INTERNAL_VSYSCALL_CALL(funcptr, err, nr, args...)		\
   ({									\
     register void *r0  __asm__ ("r0");					\
     register long int r3  __asm__ ("r3");				\
@@ -83,7 +67,7 @@
     register long int r6  __asm__ ("r6");				\
     register long int r7  __asm__ ("r7");				\
     register long int r8  __asm__ ("r8");				\
-    register type rval  __asm__ ("r3");				        \
+    register long int rval  __asm__ ("r3");			        \
     LOADARGS_##nr (funcptr, args);					\
     __asm__ __volatile__						\
       ("mtctr %0\n\t"							\
@@ -98,9 +82,6 @@
     rval;								\
   })
 
-#define INTERNAL_VSYSCALL_CALL(funcptr, err, nr, args...)		\
-  INTERNAL_VSYSCALL_CALL_TYPE(funcptr, err, long int, nr, args)
-
 #undef INLINE_SYSCALL
 
 /* This version is for kernels that implement system calls that
